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Stutsman County, North Dakota

Stutsman County, North Dakota. Stutsman County had 21,414 residents in 2025 by the Census Bureau's estimate, down 0.8% since 2020, while North Dakota grew 2.6%. It holds 74 places (11 cities, villages and boroughs, 61 towns and townships and 2 census-designated) and 7 census tracts. GEOID 38093.

Stutsman County is the county of the Jamestown, ND micropolitan statistical area (the Census Bureau's July 2023 delineation).

Residents, July 2025 estimate

21,414

Census Bureau estimate (no margin published)
2020 Census count: 21,593 · ACS 2020-2024: 21,549

Median household income

$61,856

±$4,203 (90% margin)
North Dakota: $76,657

Median home value

$208,400

±$13,524 (90% margin)
North Dakota: $249,900

Median gross rent

$774

±$49 (90% margin)
North Dakota: $954

How many people live in Stutsman County, and is it growing?

The 2020 Census counted 21,593 residents in Stutsman County. The Census Bureau estimates 21,414 for July 1, 2025, down 0.8% since 2020, while North Dakota grew 2.6%. The 2020-2024 American Community Survey puts the population at 21,549 over 2,222 square miles of land.

July 2020→2021 +48 (21,592)
2021→2022 −83 (21,509)
2022→2023 +3 (21,512)
2023→2024 −67 (21,445)
2024→2025 −31 (21,414)

Stutsman County in North Dakota. Boundaries: Census Bureau 2024.

Counts, ACS 2020-2024 5-year estimates, with the change from 2015-2019
Measure	Stutsman County	North Dakota	Change since 2015-2019
Total population	21,549	784,841	+584
Households	9,437±226	331,063	+529
Average household size	2.09±0.05	2.28	−0.08
Housing units	10,413±50	377,281	+168

Stutsman County's population since 2000

From 21,908 in 2000 to 21,414 in 2025: down 2.3%. The 2000, 2010 and 2020 figures are census counts. The 2005 figure is the Census Bureau's intercensal estimate, revised to fit the 2000 and 2010 counts and drawn on 2010 boundaries; 2015 and 2025 are July 1 estimates made from the census before them.

2000 Census 21,908
2005 (estimate) 21,132
2010 Census 21,100
2015 (estimate) 21,090
2020 Census 21,593
2025 (estimate) 21,414

Source: The 2000, 2010 and 2020 Census counts and the Census Bureau's population estimates (intercensal 2000-2010, Vintage 2020, Vintage 2025) · Census population estimates

Source: American Community Survey 2020-2024 5-year estimates, U.S. Census Bureau (released January 2026); PEP Vintage 2025 (CO-EST2025); 2020 Census · Check it at data.census.gov

What cities and towns are in Stutsman County?

Stutsman County holds 74 places: 11 cities, villages and boroughs (incorporated places), 61 towns and townships (county subdivisions with their own government) and 2 census-designated places. The largest is Jamestown with 15,688 residents (2025 estimate). Places that cross a county line are listed with the share of their 2020 residents who live in this county.

Places in Stutsman County, ACS 2020-2024 5-year estimates. Ring: estimate with a coefficient of variation over 40%.

Jamestown	city	15,849	15,787±54	$56,554	$199,800	14.7%	100%
Bloom TownshipGEOID 3809307740	township	657	362±120	$103,750	$369,100	3.0%	100%
Midway TownshipGEOID 3809352820	township	608	563±171	$106,591	$475,400	3.0%	100%
Homer TownshipGEOID 3809338620	township	367	336±178	$106,250	$406,300	0.0%	100%
Medina	city	264	255±76	$54,063	$84,200	15.7%	100%
Woodbury TownshipGEOID 3809387380	township	236	172±90	not published	not published	0.0%	100%
Ypsilanti TownshipGEOID 3809388060	township	160	66±73	$116,429	$228,600	0.0%	100%
Fried TownshipGEOID 3809328700	township	152	117±122	not published	not published	20.5%	100%
StreeterGEOID 3876620	city	149	98±31	$42,778	$56,500	12.2%	100%
KensalGEOID 3842180	city	146	233±102	$75,000	$118,800	1.7%	100%
Eldridge TownshipGEOID 3809322940	township	117	84±55	not published	not published	0.0%	100%
YpsilantiGEOID 3888020	CDP	109	55±73	not published	not published	0.0%	100%
Stirton TownshipGEOID 3809376180	township	105	47±54	$70,938	$212,500	4.3%	100%
Spiritwood LakeGEOID 3874740	city	97	177±81	$180,000	not published	2.3%	100%
Corwin TownshipGEOID 3809316140	township	92	62±41	$200,208	$406,300	0.0%	100%
BuchananGEOID 3810060	city	87	130±52	$110,469	$227,500	0.0%	100%
Spiritwood TownshipGEOID 3809374700	township	86	46±26	not published	$235,700	0.0%	100%
MontpelierGEOID 3853980	city	85	99±48	$82,500	$127,500	18.2%	100%
Sydney TownshipGEOID 3809377620	township	79	67±55	$89,922	$292,200	0.0%	100%
Montpelier TownshipGEOID 3809354020	township	77	92±57	$103,750	$270,000	0.0%	100%
Rose TownshipGEOID 3809368100	township	76	32±22	not published	$275,000	31.3%	100%
Pingree TownshipGEOID 3809362660	township	74	92±67	$107,500	$364,300	0.0%	100%
Manns TownshipGEOID 3809350300	township	70	52±43	$121,875	$275,000	3.8%	100%
Winfield TownshipGEOID 3809386740	township	69	93±52	not published	$253,800	34.4%	100%
Lippert TownshipGEOID 3809347060	township	66	50±64	not published	not published	0.0%	100%
St. Paul TownshipGEOID 3809370180	township	62	26±17	$200,417	not published	7.7%	100%
Edmunds TownshipGEOID 3809322420	township	58	141±117	not published	$316,700	0.0%	100%
ClevelandGEOID 3814660	city	57	107±69	$51,625	not published	5.6%	100%
Ashland TownshipGEOID 3809303500	township	57	59±51	$73,571	not published	0.0%	100%
Kensal TownshipGEOID 3809342220	township	57	12±9	$60,625	$212,500	0.0%	100%
Lenton TownshipGEOID 3809345940	township	54	39±44	not published	not published	0.0%	100%
Strong TownshipGEOID 3809376780	township	53	32±24	$111,563	not published	18.8%	100%
Durham TownshipGEOID 3809321140	township	52	66±66	not published	not published	0.0%	100%
Sharlow TownshipGEOID 3809371900	township	51	58±37	not published	$256,300	5.2%	100%
Plainview TownshipGEOID 3809362940	township	51	34±45	not published	not published	0.0%	100%
Gray TownshipGEOID 3809332860	township	50	4±9	not published	not published	0.0%	100%
Chicago TownshipGEOID 3809313940	township	49	42±24	$59,000	$258,300	0.0%	100%
Griffin TownshipGEOID 3809333660	township	48	177±137	$56,250	$157,500	36.2%	100%
Hidden TownshipGEOID 3809337820	township	48	65±40	$117,917	not published	12.3%	100%
Walters TownshipGEOID 3809383260	township	45	61±41	$183,958	$167,700	0.0%	100%
WoodworthGEOID 3887580	city	44	69±57	$101,250	$59,000	2.9%	100%
Streeter TownshipGEOID 3809376660	township	43	37±42	$181,429	not published	8.1%	100%
Newbury TownshipGEOID 3809356100	township	42	50±46	not published	not published	50.0%	100%
Pipestem Valley TownshipGEOID 3809362740	township	42	37±35	$178,750	$300,000	0.0%	100%
PingreeGEOID 3862620	city	41	61±42	$81,328	not published	6.6%	100%
Moon Lake TownshipGEOID 3809354100	township	41	73±73	not published	not published	0.0%	100%
Severn TownshipGEOID 3809371860	township	41	65±51	$104,432	$189,100	0.0%	100%
Peterson TownshipGEOID 3809361940	township	40	15±21	not published	not published	0.0%	100%
Windsor TownshipGEOID 3809386700	township	37	129±88	not published	$228,300	0.0%	100%
CourtenayGEOID 3816380	city	36	29±19	$54,500	$137,500	0.0%	100%
Corinne TownshipGEOID 3809316020	township	36	51±72	not published	not published	0.0%	100%
Wadsworth TownshipGEOID 3809382540	township	35	27±31	$140,909	not published	0.0%	100%
Lowery TownshipGEOID 3809348300	township	35	0±10	not published	not published	–	100%
Weld TownshipGEOID 3809384300	township	34	184±204	$136,250	$347,300	0.0%	100%
Sinclair TownshipGEOID 3809373340	township	34	33±24	not published	$306,300	6.1%	100%
Jim River Valley TownshipGEOID 3809340780	township	33	198±157	$6,463	$114,300	62.6%	100%
Cusator TownshipGEOID 3809317460	township	33	124±148	not published	not published	0.0%	100%
SpiritwoodGEOID 3874660	CDP	29	46±26	not published	$235,700	0.0%	100%
Valley Spring TownshipGEOID 3809381260	township	26	13±11	$231,667	not published	0.0%	100%
Lyon TownshipGEOID 3809348740	township	25	7±10	$61,250	not published	0.0%	100%
Bloomenfield TownshipGEOID 3809307780	township	24	15±8	$120,313	not published	13.3%	100%
Nogosek TownshipGEOID 3809357060	township	23	34±27	not published	$350,000	5.9%	100%
Flint TownshipGEOID 3809326740	township	21	63±46	not published	$241,700	4.8%	100%
Courtenay TownshipGEOID 3809316420	township	21	9±16	not published	not published	0.0%	100%
Alexander TownshipGEOID 3809301260	township	20	6±8	not published	not published	0.0%	100%
Paris TownshipGEOID 3809360780	township	19	8±12	not published	not published	0.0%	100%
Deer Lake TownshipGEOID 3809318700	township	17	22±24	$120,750	$112,500	0.0%	100%
Marstonmoor TownshipGEOID 3809351020	township	15	19±32	not published	not published	0.0%	100%
Glacier TownshipGEOID 3809330380	township	15	5±7	not published	not published	0.0%	100%
Gerber TownshipGEOID 3809329860	township	14	25±32	not published	not published	0.0%	100%
Germania TownshipGEOID 3809329940	township	14	0±10	not published	not published	–	100%
Round Top TownshipGEOID 3809368740	township	13	4±6	not published	not published	100.0%	100%
Conklin TownshipGEOID 3809315700	township	10	0±10	not published	not published	–	100%
Iosco TownshipGEOID 3809340100	township	9	5±8	not published	not published	0.0%	100%

Source: American Community Survey 2020-2024 5-year estimates, U.S. Census Bureau (released January 2026); 2020 place-by-county parts · Check it at data.census.gov

Who lives in Stutsman County?

The median resident of Stutsman County is 41.1 years old; 20.1% are under 18 and 20.4% are 65 or older. The largest group is non-Hispanic white residents at 89.7%, then Hispanic or Latino residents (of any race) at 3.2%. 2.6% of residents were born outside the United States.

Age, origin and education, ACS 2020-2024 5-year estimates. Race groups are non-Hispanic; Hispanic includes any race.
Measure	Stutsman County	North Dakota	Change since 2015-2019
Median age	41.1±0.9	35.9	no clear change
Under 18 years	20.1%±0.7 pts	23.5%	–
65 years and over	20.4%±0.2 pts	16.5%	–
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	3.2%	4.7%	+0.7 pts
White alone, not Hispanic	89.7%±0.5 pts	81.7%	−2.4 pts
Black or African American alone, not Hispanic	2.3%±0.1 pts	3.3%	+0.8 pts
Asian alone, not Hispanic	0.6%±0.2 pts	1.6%	no clear change
American Indian and Alaska Native alone, not Hispanic	1.7%±0.6 pts	4.2%	–
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander alone, not Hispanic	0.0%±0.1 pts	0.1%	–
Two or more races, not Hispanic	2.3%±0.8 pts	4.0%	–
Some other race alone, not Hispanic	0.1%±0.1 pts	0.3%	–
Born outside the United States	2.6%±0.6 pts	4.7%	no clear change
Speak a language other than English at home (age 5+)	3.6%±0.8 pts	6.7%	–
Civilian veterans (age 18+)	6.7%±1.4 pts	7.1%	–
With a disability	17.1%±2.0 pts	12.0%	–
No health insurance coverage	5.5%±1.5 pts	6.5%	no clear change
High school graduate or higher (age 25+)	93.0%±1.5 pts	94.0%	–
Bachelor's degree or higher (age 25+)	25.9%±2.7 pts	32.7%	no clear change
Graduate or professional degree (age 25+)	6.9%±1.6 pts	9.7%	–
Moved from another state in the past year	3.8%±1.3 pts	4.2%	–

Source: American Community Survey 2020-2024 5-year estimates, U.S. Census Bureau (released January 2026) (Data Profiles DP02, DP05) · Check it at data.census.gov

What do households in Stutsman County earn?

Half of Stutsman County's 9,437 households earn less than $61,856 a year (±$4,203), against $76,657 in North Dakota. In 2015-2019 the median was $70,979 in 2024 dollars, so it fell by $9,123 after inflation. 12.6% of residents live below the poverty line.

Income and poverty in 2024 dollars, ACS 2020-2024 5-year estimates
Measure	Stutsman County	North Dakota	Change since 2015-2019
Median household income	$61,856±$4,203	$76,657	−$9,123
Mean household income	$88,326±$6,625	$101,793	–
Per capita income	$39,731±$2,885	$43,389	no clear change
People below the poverty line	12.6%±2.5 pts	10.8%	no clear change
Children under 18 below the poverty line	6.4%±3.1 pts	11.1%	−11.9 pts
Households receiving SNAP	9.4%±2.6 pts	6.6%	–
Households with a broadband subscription	87.2%±3.1 pts	88.7%	–

Source: American Community Survey 2020-2024 5-year estimates, U.S. Census Bureau (released January 2026) (Data Profile DP03) · Check it at data.census.gov

What does housing cost in Stutsman County?

Owners occupy 63.1% of Stutsman County's occupied homes and renters 36.9%. The median owner-occupied home is valued at $208,400 by its owner (±$13,524). The median renter pays $774 a month including utilities, and 39.9% of renters pay 35% or more of their income on rent.

Housing, ACS 2020-2024 5-year estimates
Measure	Stutsman County	North Dakota	Change since 2015-2019
Median home value (owner-occupied)	$208,400±$13,524	$249,900	+$17,027
Median gross rent	$774±$49	$954	−$67
Renters paying 35% or more of income on rent	39.9%±7.7 pts	31.1%	no clear change
Median monthly owner costs, with a mortgage	$1,583±$76	$1,762	–
Owner-occupied homes	63.1%±3.1 pts	62.9%	no clear change
Housing units	10,413±50	377,281	+168
Homeowner vacancy rate	0.5%±0.6 pts	1.2%	–
Rental vacancy rate	7.4%±4.2 pts	8.3%	–
Single-family detached homes	59.8%±3.2 pts	56.7%	–
Mobile homes	8.0%±2.4 pts	6.6%	–
Built 2020 or later	0.3%±0.3 pts	1.8%	–
Built 1939 or earlier	11.8%±2.3 pts	11.5%	–

Source: American Community Survey 2020-2024 5-year estimates, U.S. Census Bureau (released January 2026) (Data Profile DP04) · Check it at data.census.gov

How many new homes is Stutsman County building?

Builders took permits for 27 new housing units across Stutsman County in 2025 (27 single-family), 1.3 per 1,000 residents.

2019 13 units
2020 17 units
2021 55 units
2022 9 units
2023 16 units
2024 21 units
2025 27 units

Source: Building Permits Survey, annual county files 2019-2025, U.S. Census Bureau · Census Building Permits Survey

How do people in Stutsman County get to work?

79.5% of Stutsman County's workers drive alone and 6.7% work from home. The average trip to work takes 14.1 minutes. The unemployment rate in 2020-2024 averaged 4.0%.

Work and commuting, ACS 2020-2024 5-year estimates
Measure	Stutsman County	North Dakota	Change since 2015-2019
In the labor force (age 16+)	61.1%±2.2 pts	68.6%	–
Unemployment rate	4.0%±1.7 pts	2.8%	no clear change
Drove alone to work	79.5%±2.8 pts	77.9%	–
Carpooled	9.1%±1.9 pts	8.8%	–
Public transportation	0.0%±0.1 pts	0.3%	–
Walked	4.0%±1.2 pts	3.2%	–
Worked from home	6.7%±1.8 pts	8.1%	+3.4 pts
Mean travel time to work	14.1 min±0.9	17.9 min	no clear change

Source: American Community Survey 2020-2024 5-year estimates, U.S. Census Bureau (released January 2026) (Data Profile DP03) · Check it at data.census.gov

What are Stutsman County's census tracts?

Stutsman County is divided into 7 census tracts. Among those with a reliable estimate, median household income runs from $42,977 (Tract 9678) to $100,625 (Tract 9670).

Census tracts of Stutsman County, ACS 2020-2024 5-year estimates; sort by any column

Tract 967038093967000	Kensal (2%)	2,701	2,786±219	$100,625	$282,900	$975	7.3%
Tract 967238093967200	Medina (5%)	2,583	2,530±194	$88,162	$212,600	$750	8.5%
Tract 967338093967300	Jamestown (85%)	2,881	3,006±342	$75,750	$299,200	$1,674	11.9%
Tract 9674.0138093967401	Jamestown	1,730	1,982±241	$51,169	$190,600	$732	25.7%
Tract 9674.0238093967402	Jamestown (96%)	4,125	3,820±451	$51,190	$201,000	$782	16.1%
Tract 967538093967500	Jamestown (77%)	3,589	3,790±470	$69,632	$198,200	$775	10.1%
Tract 967838093967800	Jamestown (99%)	3,984	3,635±375	$42,977	$175,300	$713	14.6%

Source: American Community Survey 2020-2024 5-year estimates, U.S. Census Bureau (released January 2026) · Check it at data.census.gov

How does Stutsman County compare with North Dakota's other counties?

Stutsman County's rank among North Dakota's counties with a reliable estimate (1 = highest)
Measure	Rank
Population	8th of 53
Growth 2020-2025	24th of 53
Residents per square mile	11th of 53
Median household income	46th of 53
Median home value	14th of 53
Median gross rent	25th of 53
Poverty rate	13th of 53
Bachelor's degree or higher	23rd of 53
Median age	35th of 53

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Source: PlainCities ranks from the American Community Survey 2020-2024 5-year estimates, U.S. Census Bureau (released January 2026) and PEP Vintage 2025 · How ranks are computed

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